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by Stephen Nelson
September 23rd, 2022, 12:51 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: "written/slain from the foundation of the world" - Revelation 13:8
Replies: 7
Views: 2704

Re: "written/slain from the foundation of the world" - Revelation 13:8

...I am not sure which meaning the author had in mind. I tend to read it the same way you do, but I also see both readings as reasonable. I don't see the same imbalance of evidence that you do. [...] Also, the textual history if this is kind of interesting. How exactly do these manuscripts differ? ...
by Stephen Nelson
September 22nd, 2022, 5:58 pm
Forum: New Testament
Topic: "written/slain from the foundation of the world" - Revelation 13:8
Replies: 7
Views: 2704

Re: "written/slain from the foundation of the world" - Revelation 13:8

Thank you for that. Insofar as the sentence might be ambiguous, I don’t think it’s intentionally ambiguous, since the author probably had one (and only one) antecedent in mind: “ γέγραπται ” or “ ἐσφαγμένου ” (or I suppose “ οἱ κατοικοῦντες ” is a grammatical possibility that I hadn’t considered). I...
by Stephen Nelson
September 21st, 2022, 4:50 pm
Forum: New Testament
Topic: "written/slain from the foundation of the world" - Revelation 13:8
Replies: 7
Views: 2704

Re: "written/slain from the foundation of the world" - Revelation 13:8

Did you have a question about Greek? If so, could you please state it more simply, and keep the focus on Greek? Does anyone here believe that “ ἐσφαγμένον ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου” is what the author intended to be understood; that the lamb was "slaughtered from the foundation of the world"; ...
by Stephen Nelson
September 21st, 2022, 1:48 pm
Forum: New Testament
Topic: "written/slain from the foundation of the world" - Revelation 13:8
Replies: 7
Views: 2704

"written/slain from the foundation of the world" - Revelation 13:8

Revelation 13:8 states that the first beast will be worshiped by the following people: “...all who dwell on earth, whose name has not been written in * the slain Lamb’s * book of life from the foundation of the world” That seems to me like a reasonable rendering of the Greek: “οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐπὶ τ...
by Stephen Nelson
April 27th, 2022, 5:39 pm
Forum: Teaching and Learning Greek
Topic: Teen number variants in Ancient Greek
Replies: 1
Views: 1836

Teen number variants in Ancient Greek

I know there's a lot variation in Ancient Greek cardinal numbers from 12-18. Lexicons like BDAG list variants and their attestation. But I'm wondering if anyone might know how the number variants may have developed over time. I imagine this is complicated by the tendency to abbreviate numbers with t...
by Stephen Nelson
October 1st, 2021, 2:01 pm
Forum: Word Meanings
Topic: ἔθνη in Eusebius - Gentiles?
Replies: 1
Views: 2645

ἔθνη in Eusebius - Gentiles?

When Eusebius says that the late 1st century Church was composed of " nations " ( ἐξ ἐθνῶν ), it seems clear in the context that he's referring to the laity as "non-Jews" or "non-Israelites", as opposed to the " nation of the Jews " ( τὸ Ἰουδαίων ἔθνος ) and t...
by Stephen Nelson
September 15th, 2021, 2:19 am
Forum: Word Meanings
Topic: εἰς μακράν in Acts 2:39 - "far off" in the FUTURE?
Replies: 7
Views: 3964

εἰς μακράν in Acts 2:39 - "far off" in the FUTURE?

In Acts 2:39, does “ εἰς μακράν ” mean “ far off ” (far away) in a spatial sense? Or might it mean “ far off ” (in the future) in a temporal sense? Or is it ambiguous? If it’s ambiguous, might it be intentional (a double-entendre)? I know that μακράν can mean either “far” (distance) or “long” (time)...
by Stephen Nelson
May 27th, 2021, 4:45 pm
Forum: Word Meanings
Topic: the "world" (κόσμος) in John 12:19
Replies: 2
Views: 4352

the "world" (κόσμος) in John 12:19

John 12 seems to equate the " crowd " ( ὄχλος ) in verse 17-18 with the " world " ( κόσμος ) in verse 19: John 12:17-19 (NIV) Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word. Many people , because they...
by Stephen Nelson
October 26th, 2020, 5:13 pm
Forum: Greek Language and Linguistics
Topic: Etymology of ἁμαρτάνω according to HELPS Word-studies
Replies: 1
Views: 4064

Etymology of ἁμαρτάνω according to HELPS Word-studies

The entry for ἁμαρτάνω on Bible Hub states the following: HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 264 hamartánō (from 1 /A "not" and 3313 /méros, "a part, share") – properly, having no share in; to sin, which always brings forfeiture – i.e. eternal loss due to missing God's mark. Like 266 /h...
by Stephen Nelson
July 24th, 2020, 1:34 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: John 7:35 - the 'diaspora of the Greeks'
Replies: 11
Views: 3279

Re: John 7:35 - the 'diaspora of the Greeks'

I would be curious if there is any other evidence of such an understanding of "dispersion" among the Jews? [...] There is a lot of usage of διασπορά in the LXX with reference to the Jewish dispersion, including in Judith and 2 Mac. While these uses, as you point out, are often accompanied...

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